can't start Apache 1.3 server in freeBSD 4.9 release #0

[Josh Paetzel]

On Sunday 12 September 2004 04:29, Sujit Dey wrote:
> After installing Apache 1.3, i was configuring in freeBSD following
> the procedure mentioned in FreeBSD Handbook( section 23.7 Apache
> HTTP Server). i've tried ServerName (in httpd.conf ) with
> localhost, 127.0.0.1, but using "/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start",
> can't start the Apache server. It is giving httpd can not be
> started. I followed same procedure in Windows and able to start
> Apache server. please help me or give me some clue for how to start
> the Apache server.
>
> httpd log file contails following entry...
> [alert] mod_unique_id: unable to gethostbyname()

Perhaps you need to set the machine's hostname?

hostname="some.fqdn.here" in /etc/rc.conf, or just using the hostname 
command from a shell as root.
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Thanks,

Josh Paetzel